College Football Predictions Week 3: 5 Safest Bets for Weekend's Action

Sports' betting is not for everyone. Still, it does provide an outlet for people to take an interest in games that they otherwise wouldn't care too much about.

So, if you are a better and still trying to figure out what bets to make this week, might I consider directing your attention towards these games?

Numbers courtesy of Bodog. They are subject to change.

Navy at South Carolina—over 58 points

In all honesty, this one's not even close. South Carolina can score a lot of points, but they haven't proven themselves able to stop their opponents from scoring.

Navy has scored 40 points in each of its first two games. This one has shootout all over it.

In a shootout, 58 points is just not that much. These two teams should have no problem flying past it. The winning team may well hit 58 on its own.

I am not quite predicting that, but whatever the winning team doesn't get, the loser will more than pick up the slack on.

Wisconsin (-17) over Northern Illinois

Normally, 17 on the road or at a neutral site is not a good idea. But Wisconsin has been a runaway train in its first two games.

If they show anything close to what they have done in the first two games, a 17-point win over Northern Illinois won't be a problem.

I understand if you want to avoid this one. The Badgers aren't concerned with covering the spread. So, if they have a two-touchdown lead, they will opt to run the clock out, which would have them falling short of covering.

But I just really can't see this game getting to that point.

Arizona State (+2) over Illinois

Other than the fact that the game is in Illinois, I can't quite wrap my finger around the Fighting Illini as the favorites here.

The Sun Devils beat a ranked Missouri team last week and are now underdogs against an unranked opponent? That doesn't quite add up.

I certainly don't mean to diminish Illinois' record or their home field advantage. But I do see the Sun Devils going in and taking this one. Actually, I see this as being pretty easy.

Oklahoma at Florida State—over 55 points

You can pretty much read the above notes for the Navy versus South Carolina game.

I like the Sooners to win this one, but that's not too relevant. They will either win big and come close to scoring 55 on their own, or the two teams will engage in a shootout.

One way or the other, the fans in Tallahassee will be treated to a shootout. Plenty of points will be scored. The two offenses will fly past 55.

Texas (-4) over UCLA

While I do think the demise of Texas is overblown, I am not saying this because of the Longhorns.

UCLA is just not a very good football team. They had a problem beating San Jose State last week, which doesn't bode well for them against Texas.

The Bruins won in Austin last year, which really triggered the Longhorns' spiral. This year, I see a motivated Texas team going to Southern California and returning the favor.

At 4 points, you might as well go with the team that you feel will win. It's not likely that Texas will win by fewer than four.

For a team with question marks, the most dangerous opponent is a team with something to prove. UCLA has question marks, and Texas has something to prove. The Longhorns will get their revenge from 2010.